i’m sure there’s a good reason why we can’t select a minimum quality for public crafting orders (after all there is a system for it in place in NPC orders) but Blizz in their infinite wisdom decided “nah, we prefer players barking in trade chat for that good 'ol MMO nostalgia feeling”
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How else are were going to make millions if not scamming tailors into making bags at below market value for us to resell?
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Could possibly that some might still not know how it works.
Myself included. 
Like honestly, i always thought you just put in the order you want something to be made for you, and they go and do it…
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It is an overcomplicated system, and far from what players actually wanted back then.
Matter of fact, the same can be said about professions in general. The rework only aggravated the point of entry for new people, and heavily benefits goblins.
It is now a hindrance to have alts with all professions as opposed to an advantage unless you are putting in tons of hours and gold. More so than before.
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As much i like the addition of Profession talent trees, it did complicated things esp with the slow drip feed of Profession Points.
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That is what happens…
The problem occurs when you want a specific quality since there is no guarantee of what you’ll get.
You can set a specific quality in personal orders vs. You cant in public ones
It’s not useful if you care about quality. It’s great if you don’t care about quality (either you’re fine with a R1 item or the item has no ranks like enchanted crests).
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Why don’t people do public orders for stuff that doesn’t require diamond level? I would if I cared about completing more game chores.
Yep you right about the time. My father in law retired and just does professions all day, everything covered by alts, extremely time heavy but he doesn’t seem to mind. He just sits on a mountain of gold…like a dragon.
Most people can not do that even if they had the time
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Every first craft I have done since the system came out with DF I have done via a public order. I only find a specialist if I’m trying to bedazzle it with the highest ilvl possible, which I still do with the original public order item.
Almost every public order I do the person gets max rank.
I really don’t understand why either.
A trade system where the seller can define the product after the transaction is made wont work.
Like if a car dealer could sell you a car and then tell you there’s no tires or engine after the fact.
So what reason was so important that they had to make a system that wont work? It’s really mind boggling why they stuck to their guns on this one.
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yeah don’t understand why this is even a thing I’ve only been using public for things that cant be bricked by unskilled crafters because they dont have ranks
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Use public orders for things that aren’t quality-specific.
Enchanting Crests. Treatises. PvP gear. Bags. The fishing line.
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Friend, please consider the following:
- If public crafting orders had a minimum quality amount, who would talk to a crafter to do a public order?
- If everyone piles into public orders, then all the gold would be there. (Because again who would stop to talk to a crafter?)
- Who–or what-- can pick up orders and sort them far faster than a human can? Who would immediately see this as a cash grab in lieu of real human players? Who would not be deterred by a limit on the number of crafts due to many many accounts?
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I’ve never received max level anything from a public order. I can tip 60k 100k and still don’t get max. After two recrafts I only use the public order system for items that have no quality rank. It’s a bad system that should be updated.
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If public orders worked properly and allowed quality. Professions would move money around less effectively and that would mean fewer token sales…
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I use it to make profession tools and weaverlines. But once you have the stuff you want/need you tend to stop using it. I suspect few people can make max crafted stuff yet. Lots of points to sink to get everything unlocked.
I just submit my weekly Treatises in the Public section for one hundred gold each and have them filled within the hour. Anything that doesn’t have quality levels I’ll throw in there but everything else needs to be sent through Personal orders.
Lots of players has Learn2play issue. Dont know how to use it and dont know when to use it.
For example:
If you are looking for Engineers, you can use Public Orders to make you something cheap, low quality. They would make that item for you. AND YOU WOULD GET THEIR NAME. Then you can ask them thru mail if they can make you a 5-star 619 item. You can make an appointment for chat to discuss in details. When they are good for your item. Use the Personal Order for your 5-star 619 item.
This … or spam the TRADE chat Looking for Engineer.
Also, with TREASURE HUNTING, you would get crafting items outside of your own profession. You could use Public Orders to have Crafters to craft you cheap stuffs with your own items from Treasure Hunting. For me, I use Public Orders for Bandage, Mana Oil. I put a note that I would be very grateful if you can make me better quality. And many are granting my wish giving me 2-star Mana Oils instead of 1-star.